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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The pandemic-driven spike in online shopping has forced firms to adjust operations.
For the 2021 list, we've decided to use a different metric to rank companies.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Rankings
Rank Company Total Refrigerated Storage (Millions of Cu. Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 Lineage Logistics 2,100.0 340
2 Americold Logistics 1,410.0 186
3 United States Cold Storage 376.0 42
4 XPO Logistics 175.0 336
5 VersaCold Logistics Services 120.0 27
6 Penske Logistics 77.3 94
7 Burris Logistics 75.6 14
8 Conestoga Cold Storage 64.0 5
9 Midwest Refrigerated Services 45.9 7
10 Hanson Logistics 43.0 7
11 Trenton Cold Storage 34.0 8
12 Confederation Freezers 29.0 8
13 FW Logistics 24.0 16
14 RLS Logistics 20.0 5
15 NFI 16.0 132
16 Covenant Logistics Group 10.5 12
17 Geodis (North America) 1.4 171
18 Rinchem Co. 1.2 21
19 Peoples Services 1.0 45
Extras
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On the Bubble

Redwood Logistics ($804 million), Chicago, provides custom brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Government

China Truck Group’s Jan. Sales Jump 300%

China National Heavy Duty Trunk Group Co., that country’s largest heavy truck producer, sold 16,653 vehicles in January, up more than 300% from a year earlier, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

February 9, 2010
Business, Logistics, Government

Small-Business Index Improves for First Time in Three Months

Confidence among U.S. small businesses increased in January for the first time in three months as the outlook for sales improved, the National Federation of Independent Business reported.

February 9, 2010
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

DOT Budget Proposes $4 Billion for New Infrastructure Bank

The Obama administration last week proposed a $4 billion “down payment” on a national infrastructure bank to supplement traditional highway funding, as part of its $78.8 billion budget proposal for the Department of Transportation.

February 8, 2010
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Opinion: Truck Driver Training: The Reality

We almost made it through 2009 without another national news exposé of the trucking industry, but then came November and December. This time, the focus was on truck driver training and motor carrier employment practices.

February 4, 2010
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

C.H. Robinson’s 4Q Profit Declines

Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported a fourth-quarter profit of $87.7 million, or 52 cents a share, down slightly from $88.9 million, or 52 cents a share, a year ago.

February 2, 2010
Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government

Diesel Drops 5.2¢ to $2.781 in Third Straight Decline

Diesel’s national average price fell 5.2 cents to $2.781 a gallon, matching the biggest drop in six months, the Department of Energy said Monday.

February 2, 2010
Business, Logistics

Hub Group’s 4Q Earnings Slide

Logistics, intermodal and brokerage firm Hub Group’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $10 million, or 26 cents a share, from $14.2 million, or 38 cents, a year ago.

January 29, 2010
Business, Logistics

Canadian Pacific’s 4Q Profit Grows 3%

Canadian freight railroad Canadian Pacific’s fourth-quarter net income grew 3% to C$194.1 million, or C$1.15, from C$188.1 million, or C$1.21, a year earlier, Reuters reported.

January 28, 2010
Government, Business, Logistics

Kansas City Southern’s 4Q Profit Falls

Kansas City Southern said Thursday it earned $32 million, 33 cents a share, in its fourth quarter, compared with $36.4 million, or 40 cents, the previous year.

January 28, 2010
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern’s 4Q Profit Drops 32%

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported that its fourth-quarter profit fell 32% from a year ago.

January 27, 2010
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